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As you may have guessed by now, we’re no longer going to Chicago this spring break. Sorry for the late communication. We would like to thank everyone for their input and energy.

Ever since the 2020 trip and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, nobody knew for sure when STLF would resume Pay It Forward Tours. We really hoped that this would be the year it happened. However, we weren’t able to put everything together in time.

Although we didn’t meet our goal of a PIFT, we’re encouraged by the progress we did make. The planning phase will be more straightforward next time, with the knowledge and momentum we’ve gained.

Based on how close we came to succeeding in the time we had, we know that a comeback tour is possible. We just need to return to a more reasonable time frame. Later this semester, we’ll start gearing up for PIFT 2024.

We also learned it was still possible to recruit outstanding Bus Core members, even without drawing from the pool of previous trip attendees. The old-timers of this crew want to express our immense gratitude to this year’s Bus Core.

For the next couple months, we plan to focus on community and service in the Twin Cities, and on building our membership. Stay tuned for updates!

We truly hope you have a fun and restful spring break, and that you will join us for upcoming meetings and events.

We’re at the Spring Activities Fair, in the Memorial Union Great Hall, until 1:10 pm today. Come talk to us to learn more about our upcoming Chicago Pay It Forward Tour!

At long last, we’re officially announcing our destination city! For 2023, STLF will travel to a toddlin’ town that goes by many names: the Second City, the City of Big Shoulders, Chi-town, the Windy City, and … CHICAGO, IL!

Craving deep-dish pizza or Chicago-style hot dogs? Want to take a selfie with “The Bean”? Then keep an eye out for when we open registration, toward the beginning of spring semester. “Bet your bottom dollar, you’ll lose the blues in Chicago, Chicago!”

Congrats on the end of the semester, everyone!

For our last day of clues, we’ve made a bit of a … scavenger hunt? It’s likely a very quick scavenger hunt, though. We weren’t subtle.

HINTS #4 and #5 are hiding in plain sight on our Twitter profile, twitter.com/STLF_TwinCities.

Another day closer to the reveal!

HINT #3: Only three rivers in the world are known to have permanently reversed direction, and only one of them did so because of humans. That last river runs through this city.

Sure, you ~could~ just use these hints to find the city online, but where’s the fun in that? Patience, my friends ... all will be revealed in time.

HINT #2: According to historical accounts from European explorers, our destination city is named after a wild, edible plant (Allium tricoccum) similar to onions or garlic. Specifically, the name comes from the French rendering of the Myaamia word for the plant.

Our usual display board is MIA, so we needed a replacement. We decided to go the handmade route this year! Freshmen and transfer students will get to see our new board in action at Explore U tomorrow: Huntington Bank Stadium, 1-4 p.m.

Take a study break and come chill with STLF! Hot chocolate and cookie decorating supplies will be provided🍪🎄☕ We hope to see you there!

Thank you to all of the generous donations for our little libraries! All of the proceeds went to non-perishable food donated to Loaves and Fishes in addition to soap and menstrual products donated to homeless camps!

STLF is holding a bake sale! The money we raise will go toward keeping the organization running, as well as scholarships for our upcoming Pay It Forward Tour to Salt Lake City. Catch us in front of the Memorial Union anytime from now to 2:30!

Prices
Chocolate chip cookies $3
Cake pops $3
Brownies $2
Vegan muffins $2
Oreo balls $1

All of the treats are nut-free. We accept cash (exact change only) or Venmo.

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The event is moved to Appleby 223 due to the weather! There will still be pizza and s'mores!

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Come sit around the camp fire with STLF! There will be s’mores and pizza provided😋🍕🔥

STLF is filling up the little libraries with the above items around Minneapolis!!While we are not asking for food donations, we would appreciate anything you could contribute to our venmo to help offset costs☺️

Whether you’re familiar with STLF or are checking us out for the first time, we’d love to see you at our open house this Thursday! It’ll be a laid-back hangout with outdoor activities, plus free cookies and ice cream sandwiches 😋

Want to learn more about STLF? Swing by our table at the UMN Activity Fair for the scoop, plus some free candy! (Not in a creepy way, we promise 😉) If you can’t make it, you can still check out our informational poster at https://bit.ly/2YXrUVD.

🗣Calling all freshman and transfer students!! Come check us out at ExploreU on Saturday, September 4th🤠 We’ll be stationed at table 195! Can’t wait to see y’all there🤩

Last STLF event for the school year!! We picked up trash on multiple areas of campus and finished with some KungFu & Insomnia ☺️ Huge thank you to everyone who helped today!!

What better way to end the semester than to help clean up our campus?! We are collaborating with another volunteer club on campus called Born Passion! We'll be picking up trash at a handful of locations around campus! Kung Fu Tea and Insomnia Cookies will be provided for everyone!

Click here to sign up!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bQYbxZHxORNK7jMCw6ymXVZCgCWg08Ni23x5SRUifMc/edit

We’ve extended the deadline to apply for a leadership position!! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to shape the future of STLF!

Link to apply: https://forms.gle/TFd4Lbfeti5uwttn9

Before finals begin, destress with STLF! We're hosting a destress event to help relax and reset before finals week starts! Activities are listed below and GIFT CARDS will be given out! Hope to see you there!!

Chapter & Bus applications are now open until April 16th!!

Learn more about who we are and what we do in this post!

Have any questions? Email us! [email protected] 🥳

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Want to shape the future of STLF, gain leadership skills, and make amazing memories?

Keep an eye out for Bus + Chapter Core applications opening up NEXT Monday the 29th! 👀🥳

For now, enjoy photos of previous Pay It Forward tours. :)

Lil update on our Valentine's Care Packages! We got them all suited up and shipped out yesterday! 💓🍫

What a fun way to show someone you care!! We hope you enjoy them 🥰

For our January volunteer event we paired up with & made 27 tie blankets for children at Children’s Masonic! 🌅

Thank you so much to all the students who took time out of their days to make these blankets!

We held a zoom session to jam out and make them together. 😎🤟

EVENT THIS WEEK!! You may remember this from last semester but it’s back! This THURSDAY get your craft on with STLF!!